ibis budget Madrid Centro Lavapies — Hotel in Madrid

Location: |The location is excellent. Centrally located, two minutes walking from Lavapies subway station, about fifteen minutes from the train station. ||Neighborhood:|Very convenient. There is a Carrefour next door, a fresh fruit store across the street and there are several ethnic restaurants minutes walking from the hotel. Unfortunately, it does tend to get loud at night, so request a room on the backside of the building.||Rooms:|The rooms are small and simple. The beds are comfy but very narrow and kind of short. There is soap. Other amenities are available downstairs. The shower worked well and was very clean, but the doors were transparent AND there was a mirror next to the shower as well as directly opposite of it. So, your roommates will have a full view of you while taking a shower. There were a couple of shelves and two hooks, plus several hangers, to hang your clothes or jacket up on. The outlets were all European, so make sure you bring an adaptor.||Breakfast:|Breakfast is fresh and yummy. It is the exact same every day. There are freshly baked breads, cereals, meats, cheese, fruit, juices, coffee, tea, yogurt, eggs, etc. Simple but very nice. ||Recommendations for the hotel:|Add a lock and doorknob to the inside of the toilets. The showers intermittently get freezing and scalding hot. Replace oranges and kiwis with fruits that are easier to peel, like mandarins or bananas. Allow guests free access to tea and coffee throughout the day,...

Budget is not a clear name for this cheap hotel. Everything is uncomfortable. The room is extremely small. Walking to the other side of the bed was complicated for my spouse. The bathroom door doesn’t close properly and there’s a large space between the floor and the door. Windows do not block the extra noisy street and it made it difficult to sleep. We woke up several times. The area is awful, dirty and full of homeless and people asking for money. The corridor as well, it seemed like people was passing by your bed. The price of course doesn’t honor any SMALL BUDGET. |Special note for “JULIA” at the front desk at night. I went to the reception asking for an extra pillow. She said that there were no more left at the lobby. I told the I need just one more please. She was very upset with my request, threw her pencil towards the desk, got a large face, did not talk back to me and went somewhere to get it. Come back 90 seconds later and offered me a pillow. Didn’t say a word back to me. I thanked her and went to my room. No answer from her side again. Very uncomfortable and inappropriate attitude. |I must admit that breakfast was ok. Of course too crowded and small spaces. |Please consider EVERY OTHER POSSIBILITY before making a reservation at the Ibis Budget Madrid in Lavapies and remember to ask for anything you might need before Julia’s...

There are a lot of cheapish hotels and hostels in the center of Madrid. Booking one of them that isnt branded usually results in a bit of a crapshoot.||The Ibis budget at Lavapies is pretty good when compared to the cheaper options. It isnt too much more expensive and I think the extra expense is worth it. Little things like 24 hour reliable front desk service, daily cleaning and a well equipped bathroom really make a big difference. There is also a 24 hour supermarket right next to the place, which is a convience that isnt typical in Europe.||When I was staying at the hotel there was a nieghborhood street party happening which made for a noisy and crowded square, but I hardly heard anything once inside the hotel.||The only thing I can warn about when booking this or any Ibis hotel is that their website's booking system is terrible. When you book your room and enter your card information, their platform produces a reciept that says the room has been paid for in full at the time of booking. This is not true; you'll be charged when you arrive to check in. Because of this, I'll only ever book an Ibis hotel through Agoda or Expedia or whatever. Its easier and less hastle than using the Ibis'...